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Elizabethtown Fair
Elizabethtown, PA · Festival
- When
- August 23–28, 2027
- Where
- Elizabethtown Fairgrounds · Elizabethtown · PA
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
A six-day agricultural fair on the Elizabethtown Fairgrounds in Lancaster County, running since 1973 with livestock and produce competitions, a demolition derby and a full midway. It draws visitors from across central Pennsylvania and ranks among the state's larger county fairs.
The history within reach
- Elizabethtown Fairsame spot
A six-day agricultural fair on the Elizabethtown Fairgrounds in Lancaster County, running since 1973 with livestock and produce competitions, a demolition derby and a full midway.
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